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Food challenge benefit announces chef lineup

Annual benefit adds food trucks to menu.

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Schools OK building projects
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Legendary pharmacist Beddingfield dies

Charles Hermon Beddingfield, Jr., who owned Beddingfield Drug, passed away Tuesday. He was 90.
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Neighbors fear loss of historic house in Clayton

Some neighbors are worried that Horne Memorial United Methodist Church might turn its newest property into a parking lot, destroying a piece of Clayton history.
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Mining company will keep quarry known as ‘the big hole’

Johnston County will need to find another way to expand water capacity by 24 million gallons daily by 2027. The county’s long-range plan recently hit a snag, but officials say they’re exploring alternatives.
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Johnston welcomes special prosecutor

Financial-crimes prosecutor Thomas Mitchell Garrell has joined the Johnston County District Attorney’s Office. He is one of four regional financial-crimes prosecutors in North Carolina.
EDUCATION

JCC students show their skills

Johnston Community College’s SkillsUSA teams placed in all areas of competition at the state competition April 25 in Greensboro.
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Hospital salutes ER nurse

An emergency department nurse known for her kindness to patients has been named Johnston Health’s Ambassador of the Year.
EDUCATION

Cleveland squads captures MathCounts title

This year’s MathCounts competition in Johnston County drew 120 middle school students. The winners are listed below by category:
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Johnston County teachers speak out against state budget proposals

Twenty Johnston County teachers who are fed up with how they’re being treated aired their grievances to a quietly receptive Rep. Leo Daughtry, a Smithfield Republican, on Monday in Clayton.
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House race heats up already

The 2014 congressional elections are still 18 months away, but the politics are heating up in Eastern North Carolina, where Democratic Rep. Mike McIntyre edged into office last year by only about 650 votes.